squabble
squabble · squabbles
ссора, перебранка
Disput, Gerangel, Rangelei
A minor fight or argumentA minor fight or argument.
UK/ˈskwɒbəl/US/ˈskwɑːbəl/
Meaning
2 sensesA minor fight or argument.
The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
Rangelei, Gerangel, Disput
ссо́раssóra, перебра́нкаperebránka
(collective)A group of seagulls.
More definitions
- a quarrel about petty points
Examples
13 sentencesLet's not squabble.
deLass uns nicht streiten! — wolfgangth
I'm distressed by the daily squabbles.
ruМеня тревожат ежедневные склоки. — Karok
How do you settle office squabbles?
The diplomatic squabble flared into an open war.
I thought back to my squabbles with him.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
minor fight or argument:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
minor fight or argument:
Origin
The noun form first appears c. 1602, while the verbal form first appears c. 1616. ProbablyThe noun form first appears c. 1602, while the verbal form first appears c. 1616. Probably of North Germanic origin and ultimately imitative.
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